Name and formula

Reference code: 00-013-0558

Mineral name: Talc-2M

Compound name: Magnesium Silicate Hydroxide
PDF index name: Magnesium Silicate Hydroxide

Empirical formula: H2Mg3O12Si4

Chemical formula: Mg3Si4O10 ( OH )2

Crystallographic parameters

Crystal system: Monoclinic

Space group: C2/c
Space group number: 15

a (Å): 5.2870
b (Å): 9.1580
c (Å): 18.9500
Alpha (°): 90.0000
Beta (°): 99.5000
Gamma (°): 90.0000

Calculated density (g/cm^3): 2.78

Measured density (g/cm^3): 2.58
Volume of cell (10^6 pm^3): 904.94
Z: 4.00

RIR: -

Subfiles and quality

Subfiles: Excipient
Forensic
Inorganic
Mineral
Pharmaceutical
Pigment/Dye
Quality: Indexed (I)

Comments

Color: Colorless, white, green, brown

Creation Date: 01/01/1970
Modification Date: 14/01/2012
Additional Patterns: To replace 00-003-0881. See PDF 01-083-1768
Color: Colorless, white, green, brown
Footnotes for D-spacings and Intensities: 1 Enhanced by orientation
General Comments: Magnesite removed on purification
Sample Source or Locality: Specimen from Manchuria, China
Unit Cell Data Source: Powder Diffraction.

References

Primary reference: Stemple, Brindley., J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 43, 34, (1960)
Optical data: Deer, W., Howie, R., Zussman, J., Rock Forming Minerals, 3,
121, (1962)

Peak list
No. h k l d [A] 2Theta[deg] I [%]
1 0 0 2 9.34000 9.461 100.0
2 0 0 4 4.66000 19.029 90.0
3 -1 1 1 4.55000 19.494 30.0
4 -1 1 4 3.51000 25.354 4.0
5 1 1 3 3.43000 25.956 1.0
6 0 0 6 3.11600 28.625 100.0
7 0 2 5 2.89200 30.895 1.0
8 -2 0 2 2.62900 34.075 12.0
9 -1 3 2 2.59500 34.536 30.0
10 1 3 2 2.47600 36.252 65.0
11 0 0 8 2.33500 38.525 16.0
12 2 2 1 2.21200 40.759 20.0
13 -2 0 6 2.19600 41.069 10.0
14 2 0 4 2.12200 42.570 8.0
15 -1 3 6 2.10300 42.974 20.0
16 2 2 4 1.93000 47.046 6.0
17 0 0 10 1.87000 48.652 40.0
18 -2 4 2 1.72500 53.045 2.0
19 1 5 2 1.68200 54.512 20.0
20 0 0 12 1.55700 59.304 20.0
21 0 6 0 1.52700 60.590 40.0
22 3 3 0 1.50900 61.390 10.0
23 3 3 2 1.46000 63.687 8.0
24 3 1 6 1.40600 66.442 16.0
25 -1 3 12 1.39400 67.089 20.0
26 3 3 5 1.33600 70.420 16.0
27 2 4 8 1.31800 71.528 10.0
28 -2 6 4 1.29700 72.870 10.0
29 1 7 0 1.26900 74.748 10.0
30 -3 5 8 1.16900 82.438 6.0

Stick Pattern